1. for oneself意为"为自己；亲自"。例如：He bought a computer for himself. 他为自己买了台电脑。

　　She went to see the film for herself. 她亲自去看了那场电影。

　　2. between ourselves意为"你我两人之间"，相当于between you and me. 例如：All this is between ourselves. 这是我们之间的事。

　　3. to oneself意为"为单独所用；为单独所有"。例如：He wished to have a room to himself. 他希望有一间属于自己的房间。

　　Mike keeps himself to himself. 迈克不与人来往。

　　4. of oneself意为"自动地"。例如：

　　I won't give up studying English of myself. 我不会自动地放弃学习英语。

　　The accident did not happen of itself. 这个事故是不会自动发生的。

　　5. by oneself意为"alone; without help from others"，强调动作是由动作者独自完成。例如：I can do the work by myself. 我能独自做这项工作。

　　6. in oneself意为"本身；本性"。例如：

　　That's a good idea in itself. 那本身就是个好主意。

　　He is a kind man in himself. 他本质上是个善良的人。

　　7. enjoy oneself意为"玩得高兴"。例如：The children enjoyed themselves in the park yesterday. 孩子们昨天在公园里玩得很高兴。

　　8. help oneself (to)...意为"随便(吃)……"。例如：Please help yourself to some fish. 请随便吃些鱼吧。

　　"Help yourselves to some chicken, please," Mrs Green said to her friends. "请吃些鸡肉。"格林夫人对她的朋友们说。

　　9. think to oneself意为"心中想；自思自忖"。例如：She thought to herself, "I must study hard."她心中想："我必须努力学习。"

　　10. dress oneself意为"穿衣服"。例如：

　　He is too young to dress himself. 他太小，自己不会穿衣服。

　　(文/ 丁红艳；英语辅导报初二版03~04学年第40期；版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)